Tag: federal prison
4 sentenced in check-cashing scheme exploiting R.I. homeless people
PROVIDENCE – Four Georgia men were sentenced to federal prison for running a scheme in which homeless and transient individuals found around the city...
R.I. man sentenced for role in email fraud scheme
PROVIDENCE – A 33-year-old Warwick man previously convicted for operating an illegal money transmitting business, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to one year...
Ex-mayor reports to prison after losing latest bid for delay
FALL RIVER (AP) – A former Massachusetts mayor convicted of corruption charges has reported to federal prison after a judge rejected his latest request...
Pawtucket woman sentenced to 2 years in prison for embezzling scheme
PROVIDENCE – A Pawtucket woman was sentenced to two years in federal prison for her her scheme to defraud her employer, an auto body...
Man sentenced in check-cashing scheme that used R.I. homeless people
PROVIDENCE – A Georgia man was sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for fraudulently seeking to cash $677,687 worth of counterfeit checks throughout...














